Graduate Programs

Master's Degrees

Admissions

Please refer to M.S.D. "How to Apply" section and the M.S. "How to Apply" section on the Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD) website for a comprehensive description of the admissions process and procedures for the Master of Science in Dentistry (M.S.D) and Master of Science (M.S.) in Dental Materials degree programs.

Only students who have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) will be considered for admission, unless, under exceptional circumstances, the prospective student can provide evidence that he or she is capable of successfully completing the graduate dental program. Application forms must be accompanied by transcripts of undergraduate and professional school work together with such additional materials as may serve to determine eligibility and ability to satisfactorily pursue an advanced course of study. Letters of support attesting to the candidate’s academic background, professional experience, and character should be requested from at least two individuals who have direct knowledge of the candidate’s potential to do graduate-level work. 

Deadline dates for completed applications vary among the individual graduate programs. In addition, several of the individual graduate programs participate in the Postdoctoral Application Support Service, offered by the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) and the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program, administered by National Matching Services, Inc. These two national services are designed to help applicants obtain positions in first-year postdoctoral programs of their choice, as well as to help the programs obtain applicants of their choice.

Candidates must register in these services if the program is a participant. For the 2025-2026 academic year, five IUSD graduate degree programs are participating in both PASS and Dental Match: oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and prosthodontics. The endodontics graduate degree program is participating in PASS.

Candidates may contact the IUSD Office of Graduate Education by emailing dsgrad@iu.edu or the appropriate program director to obtain more information about application deadlines, national application services, and other details related to the application process.

Learn more about Indiana University School of Dentistry's M.S. and M.S.D. degree programs and review the tuition and fees, degree requirements, and faculty advisory and research committees.

Updated April 2025